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Rotorcraft
EHang To Collaborate with Spanish National Police
EHang and the Spanish National Police will explore potential use cases for autonomous air vehicles.
Safety
JSFirm: Testing, Vaccines Not Required by Most Av Employers
JSFirm sample of aviation companies found that a 83 percent do not require Covid-19 vaccination.
Avionics
Metro STCs Garmin GTN 650/750 Xi in Airbus EC145
Metro Aviation has received FAA STC avionics approval for installation of the Garmin GTN 650/750 Xi, certified for SPIFR, in the Airbus EC145.
Accidents
NTSB Investigating Fatal Arizona Flight Training Midair
The NTSB is continuing its investigation into the fatal midair between a Robinson R22 and a Piper PA-28 at Arizona's Chandler Municipal Airport.
Rotorcraft
Leonardo Launches Luxury Brand 'Agusta'
Leonardo is launching the new “Agusta” branding of its AW line of VIP and corporate helicopters.
Rotorcraft
Rotor Experts Tout SMS and Automation
Intelligent application of new technologies promises to have a dramatic impact on helicopter safety.
Rotorcraft
CalFire Braces for Record Year
Sikorsky Firehawks prove major game-changer as California confronts another record wildfire season.
Engines
GE Aviation Completes Catalyst First Flight
GE Aviation made the first flight with its new fadec-equipped Catalyst turboprop engine this afternoon in Berlin.
Rotorcraft
CHC Supporting Search-and-rescue Charities
CHC Helicopter is celebrating #HeliSARWeek on its social media.
Environment
CHC Flies S-92 with Sustainable Aviation Fuel
Helicopter operator CHC has completed the first flight of a Sikorsky S-92 on sustainable aviation fuel.
Rotorcraft
Bell Establishes 525 Experience Center in Norway
Bell is promoting its new super-medium twin to offshore energy and military customers in the region.
Rotorcraft
Bristow Signs Deal For Up to 50 eVTOLs with Vertical Aero
Deal is Bristow's second for electric aircraft in less than a month.
Engines
Airbus Testing Hybrid Propulsion on Flightlab Helo
Airbus Helicopters says experimental electric engine backup system could eventually lead to serial production hybrid engine models.
Rotorcraft
Phoenix PD Orders Five Airbus H125s
Phoenix PD calls Airbus H125 "best aircraft for the job."
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
Leasing Venture Orders 12 More Helicopters
Helicopter lessor LCI and Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing are acquiring 12 more helicopters worth more than $120 million.
Rotorcraft
Blade Aims To Dominate Organ Transport Market in U.S.
Blade said it will merge its MediMobility business with Trinity Air Medical, which it has signed an agreement to acquire.
Avionics
Thales Begins Flying FlytX Helicopter Avionics
Thales has begun flight testing its compact FlytX helicopter avionics suite in a Helicopteres Guimbal Cabri G2.
Engines
GE Extends FAA Sustainable Aviation Partnership
GE Aviation and the FAA are partnering on the development of noise- and emission-reducing technologies for aircraft engines.
Engines
Safran Runs Makila 2 Helicopter Engine on 100% SAF
Safran has successfully test run one of its Makila 2 helicopter engines on 100 percent sustainable aviation fuel .
Rotorcraft
Army Accepts First Airbus Helicopters UH-72B
The UH-72B incorporates all the technologies in the latest H145.
FBOs
Avflight Extends FBO Network with Plattsburgh Facility
Avflight Corporation has added its 24th FBO located at New York’s Plattsburgh International Airport.
Rotorcraft
CHC Completes Babcock Acquisition
CHC Helicopter Group (CHC) has completed its acquisition of Babcock International’s offshore oil-and-gas aviation business.
Rotorcraft
Vertiport Chicago Primed for eVTOL Future
Vertiport Chicago adds customers including Blade, anticipates future eVTOL operations.
Rotorcraft
North American Guimbal Fleet Tops 50,000 Hours
Nearly 300 Cabri G2s have been delivered worldwide.
Rotorcraft
United Rotorcraft Orders Five More Black Hawks
Air Methods unit will convert Sikorsky S-70s into Firehawk firefighters.
Rotorcraft
Hill Helicopters To Offer Skid Gear Model
Hill Helicopters said it would offer its turbine single with an option of either wheeled or skid gear.
Airports
New York/New Jersey Helicopter Traffic Draws Fresh Fire
Critics target heliports, civil operations
Rotorcraft
Lockheed Shuttering Sikorsky Coatesville
Lockheed Martin says it is closing Sikorsky's Coatesville, Pennsylvania plant early next year.
Rotorcraft
Leonardo Lands Order for Four IFR AW119Kx Singles
Western New York air ambulance provider Mercy Flight Central has ordered four IFR certified Leonardo Helicopters AW119Kx singles.
Maintenance and Modifications
Airbus Delivers Five-blade H145s to Germany's ADAC
German air ambulance provider ADAC has taken delivery of two five-bladed Airbus H145s and announced plans to upgrade its H145 fleet to the same config.
